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Victory Garden; Victory Garden 3009

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Gardening program hosted by Jim Wilson and joined by Bob Smaus, Roger Swain, Lucinda Mays and Peter Seabrook as international travel correspondent. Series chef is Marion Morash. Special correspondent is Holly Shimizu. The Boston-based Victory Garden (w/ Roger Swain) is located at a private residence; Victory Garden South is at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia; Victory Garden West is at Roger's Garden Center in Corona del Mar, California. Original program: Crockett's Victory Garden - premiered April 6, 1976. Hosted by Jim Crockett. Second host Bob Thomson (for 12 years till 1991).
Series release date: 1976

Program Description

City Gardens I
Garden Design: Host Michael Weishan visits a New York City rooftop garden to learn how to add design style to any urban dwelling.
Green Cuisine: Sissy meets Chef Michael Ayoub of Brooklyn's Fornino to create a delicacy with ingredients fresh from his restaurant's greenhouse.
Gardenless Gardener: Michael visits a home garden in New York that demonstrates terrific use of space.
Inspired Garden: Michael visits the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to learn more about their spectacular collection of cherry specimens.